Clinical

Regardless of duration of type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter inhibitors prevented cardiovascular events, according to research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024.

While it can seem overwhelming or difficult to decide where to start addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health care, the key is to focus on a manageable area that can be built upon.

The accuracy of the cancer antigen (CA)–125 test in predicting ovarian cancer varies by ethnicity, primarily due to factors like age and comorbidities rather than ethnicity itself.

A physician examines clinical trial results that impact their approach to treating patients with Friedreich ataxia.

Kristen Whitney, DO, FAAD, dermatologist within the Allegheny Health Network, discusses advancements in dermoscopy, predicting that emerging technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) will improve dermatologists' efficiency in monitoring and diagnosing skin conditions.

Early-stage detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) could be achieved using a noninvasive multiomics liquid biopsy test, according to a recent study.

The authors said their findings also suggest AXL inhibition might be an important therapeutic strategy.

In this review, authors explain the supply chain issues of getting a life-saving treatment "vein to vein."

A key opinion leader examines how the introduction of biologic therapies revolutionized atopic dermatitis treatment, addressing strategies to manage patients' concerns about needles and injections.

A dermatologist outlines the limitations and obstacles encountered with current therapeutic options for treating dermatologic conditions.

The researchers found inferior outcomes and higher accrued costs associated with alloimmunization in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a disease that relies on transfusion of red blood cells.

The gene therapy landscape has changed dramatically in the past 5 years, and investigators wanted to capture and analyze the details of current and upcoming trials, along with their potential impact on patients.

The new guidelines are another method of keeping a high-quality standard for colorectal cancer screening.

Treatment with bimekizumab showed consistent efficacy through 52 weeks in patients with psoriatic arthritis in a post hoc analysis of the BE OPTIMAL, BE COMPLETE, and BE VITAL trials.

Both cycling and home-based exercise training helped maintain gait and balance parameters in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), with cycling training also improving antero-posterior balance.

These study authors hope their findings will inform future research on gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and close care gaps for minority patient populations.

The 10th annual meeting of the Family Heart Global Summit will bring together leading scientists and practitioners with patients to discuss treatment of inherited lipid disorders.

A key opinion leader outlines common adverse events associated with omaveloxolone treatment in Friedreich's ataxia patients and describes strategies used to manage or minimize these adverse effects.

Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain untreated after diagnosis, leading to frequent exacerbations.

To continue the response they experienced with a first autologous stem‐cell transplant (ASCT) for their multiple myeloma, patients in this analysis received a second ASCT, with French investigators evaluating their outcomes.

Patients with vitiligo and psychosocial comorbidities face significantly higher overall health care utilization and costs, although their vitiligo-related expenditures remain similar to those without such comorbidities.

A review of the upcoming schedule of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine.

The decremental response follows repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) completed earlier in proximal muscles compared with distal muscles in a study of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Rhabdomyosarcoma, a common form of soft tissue sarcoma in pediatric patients with outcomes that have improved through research, is rare among older patients, who also have significantly poorer outcomes.

A key opinion leader in dermatology explains how the presence of type 2 inflammation informs their treatment decisions for atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis, while also detailing additional patient-specific factors such as age, comorbidities, and disease severity that influence their therapeutic approach.